Mesa is famed primarily for two things.
Mesa boogie throttle box eq.
The throttle box doesn t quite capture the sizzle of a rectifier it s not supposed to.
The throttle box eq combines the enhanced tone shaping power of our popular boogie five band graphic equalizer with footswitchable hi lo performance modes and easy top panel access to the previously internal boost feature of the original throttle box.
The mid cut knob affects the soundscape in the same way as creating a v shape with mesa s five slider eq and a center toggle drops the throttle box into low gear for cutting but clear overdrive and edgy blues styles.
This tone monster adds a 5 band graphic equalizer to a killer drive capable of a plethora of modern drive tones.
Back in 2012 four stompboxes brought the dirt.
The mesa boogie throttle box eq distortion pedal serves up two distinct distortion modes and tops it off with the sonic sculpting power of a five band graphic eq.
But three new pedals add the eq from amps such as the mark five and the throttle box eq is the gainiest and most flexible of the lot.